Guide to '''Wayne County New York genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, military, immigration and naturalization records. {{NYCOIntro}}<br>

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=== Historical Facts ===

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=== Wayne County New York Historical Facts ===

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[[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga]]{{·}} [[Monroe County, New York|Monroe]]{{·}} [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario]]{{·}} [[Seneca County, New York|Seneca]]{{·}} Lake Ontario<ref>''Handybook'', 478.</ref>

[[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga]]{{·}} [[Monroe County, New York|Monroe]]{{·}} [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario]]{{·}} [[Seneca County, New York|Seneca]]{{·}} Lake Ontario<ref>''Handybook'', 478.</ref>

[http://wayne.nygenweb.net/ The Wayne Co., NYGenWeb Project] has compiled an impressive list of local ministers.

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[http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/eguides/lists/churchlist1.htm Cornell University's Study Center for Early Religious Life in Western New York] has an online guide to Wayne County church records in their library.

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:*'''1854-1855''' - [http://wayne.nygenweb.net/ Wayne County members of the New York Baptist Union for Ministerial Education, 1854-1855], courtesy: [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nygenweb/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

:*'''1854-1855''' - [http://wayne.nygenweb.net/ Wayne County members of the New York Baptist Union for Ministerial Education, 1854-1855], courtesy: [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nygenweb/ NYGenWeb] - free.<br>

[http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/eguides/lists/churchlist1.htm Cornell University's Study Center for Early Religious Life in Western New York] has an online guide to Wayne County church records in their library.

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*[http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.wayne/mb.ashx Rootsweb message board ] for {{PAGENAME}} has many information threads about families that resided in that county. There is a search engine that allows you to search by surname and topic.<br>

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{{Wikipedia|Wayne County, New York}} [http://www.co.wayne.ny.us/Departments/historian/HistBrief.htm A Brief History of Wayne County]

{{Wikipedia|Wayne County, New York}} [http://www.co.wayne.ny.us/Departments/historian/HistBrief.htm A Brief History of Wayne County]

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[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH27&CISOPTR=52895 A History of Wayne County New York] with illustrations of its scenery, etc. (a digital copy)

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:*'''1787-1835''' [http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=094&Da=7 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835] at [http://newyorkancestors.org/ New York Ancestors] ($); includes {{PAGENAME}}.<ref>About Abstracts of Wills, Admins. and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835 at New York Ancestors, accessed 8 December 2011, http://newyorkancestors.org/.</ref><br>

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*'''1787-1835''' [http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=094&Da=7 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835] at [http://newyorkancestors.org/ New York Ancestors] ($); includes {{PAGENAME}}.<ref>About Abstracts of Wills, Admins. and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835 at New York Ancestors, accessed 8 December 2011, http://newyorkancestors.org/.</ref><br>

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:*Cemetery including index. Inscriptions from tombstones in all known Wayne County cemeteries. Source is the County Historian.

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All County Public Records may be searched at their repository without charge. However, the County clerk and historian's offices have initiated a fee schedule for a genealogical search. The fee is $20 per hour with a minimum charge of $10 for up to 1/2 hour. A [http://co.wayne.ny.us/Departments/ctyclerk/SearchRequest.htm Genealogy Search Request] form has been created for the request.

Revision as of 23:36, 11 March 2013

Guide to Wayne County New York genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, military, immigration and naturalization records. This page describes sources of genealogical data about Wayne County, New York Genealogy families, including links to smaller localities in the county. New York-related pages show useful statewide sources. United States pages explain the terminology and contents of genealogical records.

Wayne County New York Historical Facts

Parent County

Neighboring Counties

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Wayne County New York Genealogy Resources

Bible Records

1581–1917New York, Family Bible Records at Ancestry– ($); Index. Database is a collection of genealogically important records taken from the Bibles of colony and state residents. Reveals the Bible's original owner, brief record of descendants,and a particular event such as birth or marriage as recorded in Bible.

Census

Federal

Deaths are included for the 12 months prior to the census, 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, and 1879-80 beginning 1 June and ending 31 May of the census year.[3]

Basic contents of the records include: Name, sex, age, color, marital status, place of birth, month of death, occupation, and cause of death. 1870 also has parents' birthplace. 1880 lists how long a resident of the county.

Church Records

Church records are good substitutes for birth, marriage, and death information and are most often found on a local city/town or county level. Published and manuscript church records can be found at public, university, and private libraries.

For a brief general history of denominations and a guide to finding various New York denomination's records, see New York Church Records Wiki page.

Crime and Criminals

Directories

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogy

Rootsweb message board for Wayne County, New York Genealogy has many information threads about families that resided in that county. There is a search engine that allows you to search by surname and topic.

History

Land and Property

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See New York Land and Property for more details, especially about the papers generated in New York State by large speculative land companies.

Original land records in Wayne County, New York Genealogy began in [?dateyear?]. These records are housed at the [?repository?] in [?town?].

Migration

Military

Civil War

Town registers. The New York town clerks kept a bound register of all soldiers from their town serving in the Civil War 1861-1865. Registers are arranged by county, and town. Some town registers are missing. The registers include an index at the start of each town.

Content. Many register entries include full name, residence, date and place of birth, parents names, marital status, date of enlistment and muster and rank, discharges, death, or promotion.

Newspapers

Surname Search - Office of the Wayne County Historian - Enter surname, given name matches listed in alphabetical order from historiancs records. Includes clipped newspaper articles. This site does not give online access to the actual articles, but sometimes the actual articles can then be found at Old Fulton Postcards, using the citation to give a clue as to what search string to use at Old Fulton Postcards.

Obituaries

Periodicals

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

Probate Records

Probate records including original estates and wills for New York are held in the office of the Wayne County, New York Genealogy County Surrogate Court beginning in 1787, or when the county was formed. Prior to 1787, most are housed at the New York State Archives. See New York Probate Records for more information about using probate records. Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.Record types: Wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distribution.

Probate Petitions

In 1830, state law required the Surrogate Court clerk to issue a probate petition for a deceased individual with property. This petition, unique to New York, usually lists the deceased's death date. It also lists the heirs, their relationship to the deceased, and their residence. [6][7]

Original county-by-county New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971 are available free online at FamilySearch. To access these records, click Historical Records below, then click "Browse through 1,630,900 images". Then select the county name, and then the probate records and time of interest.

Repositories

Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Wayne County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1982). At various libraries; FHL Book 974.787 A3g. Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

Vital Statistics after 1881. Source is the Clerk of Town where the event occurred.

Cemetery including index. Inscriptions from tombstones in all known Wayne County cemeteries. Source is the County Historian.

Newspapers including index. Scattered years from 1817- 1970's. Source is the County Historian.

All County Public Records may be searched at their repository without charge. However, the County clerk and historian's offices have initiated a fee schedule for a genealogical search. The fee is $20 per hour with a minimum charge of $10 for up to 1/2 hour. A Genealogy Search Request form has been created for the request.

Courthouses

The Wayne County Courthouse is the home for the County Clerk and County Historian. For further information about the records available and whre they are held, see the Wayne County Courthouses page.

Social Groups Online

Taxation

Town Records

Town records in New York may include early births, marriages, deaths, divorces, local histories, selected military records, and town meeting minutes. For further details, try the links to individual town Wiki pages found in Places. See also:

Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). NEHGS online edition; At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974.7 D27r. Alphabetical list including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources, and if a Civil War register (TCR) exists.

Vital records

Vital records of birth, marriage or death were first recorded at the local level in the village clerk, town clerk, or city clerk’s ledger book. If you know where a birth, marriage or death took place, a copy of the certificate or record may be obtained by writing to the town, village or city clerk. See also How to order New York Vital Records or order electronically online.

See the heading Places on this wiki page for links to local community wiki pages and their available records. See New York Vital Records for a discussion about beginning dates and availability of vital records in New York.

Birth

Early births were recorded on the town level and the years vary by town. (List of towns) The New York State Department of Health (state level) began recording births in 1881. Births were not recorded on the county level.

See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.

Marriage

Early marriages were sometimes recorded on the town level and the years vary by town. (List of towns) In 1880, town clerks were to record the marriage and a copy was sent to the New York State Department of Health (state level). Town clerks continue to record marriages. Marriages were recorded by the Wayne County, New York Genealogy clerk starting in 1907 and go until 1934.[10]

1800–1855New York Marriage Notices at Ancestry– ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage notices published in newspapers around the state. Contains name of bride and groom, marriage date, marriage location, residence, and newspaper found in.

All divorces are handled by the county Supreme Court where the divorce was granted. Divorce files in New York are sealed for 100 years. Contact the County Clerk for information about divorce records.

Divorce judgment papers often include date and place of the marriage and the names and birthdates of any children. Local newspapers may publish notices of divorce actions.

Death

Early deaths were recorded on the town level and the years vary by town. (List of towns) The New York State Department of Health (state level) began recording deaths in 1881. Deaths were not recorded on the county level.

Additional resources for Wayne County births, marriages and deaths may be found in the New York, Wayne– Vital Records topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at Family History Centers. Copies of books found in the FamilySearch Catalog may be found in WorldCat catalog and ordered from your local library through interlibrary loan. Explore how to search the FamilySearch Catalog and the Worldcat Online Catalog.